Aam Zameen: Common Ground

although the sahara desert is thousands of miles from the indian subcontinent and shares no physical common ground, in the past year a unique musical territory has been created enjoining the two. having previously merged her music with sounds as diverse as portuguese fado and celtic fiddle, on this captivating new recording, award-winning canadian singer kiran ahluwalia embraces her love of saharan desert blues and collaborates with two tuareg groups; the legendary tinariwen and up-and-coming fellow tribesmen, terakaft. the album is a sea change from her previous work and perhaps the most persuasive fusing of south asian and west african music ever realised.